AARYAN'S OBSERVATIONS AND WHAT FOLLOWED

 

Aaron, 14 years, Anoop's son , had lent  the book, 'A Walk Through The Rain,' to his classmate Aaryan. Anoop is our elder son. Both Aaron and Aaryan are in the ICSE, 8th Standard, at the St.Thomas Residential School. Mukkola, Trivandrum. 

Here is his review or his observations he had forwarded through Aaron

                              The author wrote:

Abraham Jacob

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Dear Aaryan,

I am indeed happy to receive your letter conveyed through Aaron, my grandson.

Monei or Son, I don't know how to express my gratitude for the beautiful letter that has articulated your observations on my book. You did mention, your handwriting is not that good. To me it looked fine, in fact better than mine. Legible too.

As regards the vocabulary, it didn't happen overnight. It was built over the years. I know yours will be much better as you grow up.

Now for the ideas in the book. They just occurred. It's a sum total of my experiences, good and bad, what I have read, what I have seen and what i have come across. The book is a collection of my blog posts, when it was 160 strong, 3 years ago. The posts now number 845.

I keep on penning.

One of the latest is, 'How I Learn'.

The post is just 4 words.

"I LISTEN, I LEARN"

Your comment on 'ideas' makes me zoom.

It's just what we all have in our minds; but I take the liberty to put them on paper.

Let me part with a suggestion. Do well in life. There is nothing insurmountable. It's our own mind that pulls us back

May god bless yoi

Regards,

sd/-

Abraham Jacob

                                                                    

Saji is a member of Christ Church. He and his wife sing in the Choir.

He was formerly DGM, SBI.

He stays across the main road in front of  the KUT Seminary campus, Kannammoola, Trivandrum

On Sunday, 15th March 2026, after the worship at the Church, I forwarded the wonderful feedback from Aaryan, to Saji

It elicited a reply from him and another response from me. They are here.

"Read both the letters."

"As we discussed at the church portico, it's quite impressive that a present day teenager could pen such a letter. I never thought so. I had lost hope in the current generation but still some flicker of hope is there. Thanks for forwarding."

My response.

 "God created heaven and earth.

He knew how to run it from that time onwards.

He has done it over centuries.

He'll never let go.

That's why we have boys like Aaryan

To take us and the world forward on His terms.

I praise God for giving Aaryan to us, to the world.

We have hope

We have future

There.

Like you had aptly put it

That's the glimmer of hope"

Rev. Santy S Paul: 

Thanks for forwarding these updates dear sir.

I was indeed excited to see the letter  to you from such a young reader and the sincere reply by the author.

The way in which Aaryan connected the content of the book to nation building ("to implement your ideas to reformation") is especially commendable. 

I am sure these are most gratifying moments of an author that prompts to express him/ herself more and more.

Good wishes sir

Shara quipped

What are the odds of two friends having both their names start with Aar.

And I replied

One in several billions!!!